Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and ChapStick. Being able to salvage anything melted can be futile, which is why we’re blown away by the expertise in wielding melted material in “Fuse: Encaustic Group Exhibition.” Christopher…
Context is everything. If you turn around and see yourself surrounded by nearly every make and model of cars while stuck in traffic on a Valley freeway, that’s a problem. Cram just as many vehicles under the roof of the Phoenix Convention Center, which is the case for the Arizona…
We all know at least one person that constantly laments having left some other city behind. Whether they weep over their favorite regional food or miss the hustle and bustle of bigger metropolises, they should really meet Ed Mabrey. Before Mabrey found himself transplanted here earlier this year, his Black…
Technological nightmares conjured up by sci-fi and tin-foil-hat-wearers haven’t quite lived up to their billings. Despite fussy printers, computer crashes, and email disasters, computers have yet to summon up their artificial intelligence to defeat us. There’s a delicate and still emerging relationship between humankind and technology, something that Dayvid LeMmon…
Phoenix has to be the number one city for inadvertently melted calamities via cars in the summertime, including crayons, chocolate, and ChapStick. Being able to salvage anything melted can be futile, which is why we’re blown away by the expertise in wielding melted material in “Fuse: Encaustic Group Exhibition.” Christopher…
The second of Buddha’s Four Noble Truths basically states that suffering is caused by our desire and is ultimately a disharmonious distraction from achieving peace of mind. We pledge to keep an open mind about the nature of our cravings when we catch Logan Bellew’s solo exhibition “What We Have…
Between blogs, talk radio, and television talking heads, there are countless sources of blather and idol chatter. That’s why it’s good that Sound Effects Poetry keeps it real with poets and writers in the same room with their audience. Valley poetry master Bill Campana hosts and keeps the good times…
The Phoenix Annual Parade of the Arts is so pedestrian. That’s not a diss; that’s just a fact that we love. Downtown Phoenix’s signature parading art fair encourages people of all ages to stroll along, whether in costume or not. Dr. Reverend Stephen Strange and Sahar Afi Mitchell of the…
We’re as giddy as Chirstmas Eve kids in anticipation of the Cave Creek Bicycle Festival going down this weekend. Grown and expanded in its second year, the CCBF unleashes the power of the velo upon the dusty town just 20 minutes north of Phoenix. Beginning on Friday, November 12, the…
The controversial CityScape, located at Central Avenue and Washington Street, is the City of Phoenix’s latest attempt at solidifying the downtown core as a place that people want to be. CityScape’s Grand Opening will be a good opportunity to party up with its cheerleaders and keeping-your-enemies-close skeptics. Festivities include “The…
Technological nightmares conjured up by sci-fi and tin-foil-hat-wearers haven’t quite lived up to their billings. Despite fussy printers, computer crashes, and email disasters, computers have yet to summon up their artificial intelligence to defeat us. There’s a delicate and still emerging relationship between humankind and technology, something that Dayvid LeMmon…
As evidenced by Native American hoop dancing, the hulas of Hawaii, and ballet, humans have pushed dance beyond merely shaking a tail feather and created storytelling forms. Luiz Badaró and Linda Yudin co-founded Viver Brasil to tell the tales of Brazil, and their latest work, Feet on the Ground, does…
When it comes to calacas and calveras – the Mexican skeletons and skulls of Dia de los Muertos – you can forget about being spooked. Instead, party it up with those who have departed. Desert Botanical Garden, 1201 North Galvin Parkway, will host, in its bastion of earthiness, a giant…
When it comes to calacas and calveras – the Mexican skeletons and skulls of Dia de los Muertos – you can forget about being spooked. Instead, party it up with those who have departed. Mesa Arts Center showcases an altar-building contest amidst all sorts of traditional fest foods and frivolity…
Most sequels we’re familiar with are rehashings of the first-round dreck we didn’t like anyway. In the art world, though, exhibition follow-ups often allow artists a deeper, extended look at the broached ideas. That’s the case with Cheryle Marine, an eye lounge artist whose work has taken a short trip…
There are two kinds of fairgoers. The first are satiated after one good dose of midway strolling, carnival-food eating, and tattoo spotting. The second type can’t wait to go back as soon as they exit the parking lot. If you’re in the latter category and ready to rock, the Arizona…
We can’t blame those folks who claim to hate musicals, considering the abundance of pop-culture pap that’s mashed up and wrung out to create glitzy yet thin tourist-trapping Broadway shows. Local company Class 6 Theatre alleviates all of that with its interpretation of the off-Broadway hit The Last Five Years,…
The true sign of artistic success isn’t merely measured in dollar signs. It’s also evident when artists can also confidently hail their peers. The Center Dance Ensemble, in its 22nd year, commemorates the Herberger Theater Center’s renovations by opening their door to dance companies from across the Valley for New…
Major League Baseball might have the “Fall Classic” phrase trademarked for its season-capping, champ-crowning World Series, but we really think the Tour de Fat deserves a shot at it. The annual celebration of all things bicycle, put on by New Belgium Brewing Company, cruises into Tempe Beach Park. The Fort…
First Friday might seem like the busiest time of the month for galleries around town, but think about the previous night, when art spaces are hustling to hang up works before thousands tromp through. We don’t envy the folks at Legend City Studios who will definitely spend a red-eyed filled…
As soon as summer’s blazing temperatures drop, all of the Valley’s festivals come out of the woodwork. Music and art fests are sweet, but we’re suckers for great wining and dining. We’ll be sure to slide to the eastside for the second annual TASTE – Chandler’s Culinary Festival. The Historic…
When most people think of downtown Phoenix, they envision the hustle and bustle of First Fridays on Roosevelt or the shiny newness of CityScape. On Saturday, September 25, allow the west end of downtown to reintroduce itself with the second annual Grand Avenue Festival. The establishment of the funky diagonal…
